The construction industry is increasingly becoming the most vulnerable industry to cyber attacks, at risk for losing funds, information, or even having smart technology hacked and held for ransom. It can be difficult for businesses to stay ahead of the exponential changes happening in technology. From cloud services to security and now IA, all of our business will change drastically in the next 5 years. Please join two industry professionals, Matt Harvey and Matthew McCanne, as they discuss the changing landscape and how you can protect yourself and your business.

Learning Objectives:

Demystifying Cyber Security

• Security Landscape Changes in 2023

• Top 5 most common Cyber Attacks and how to protect your business

• The Cyber Security Framework

• The path for strong security hygiene

Questions we will address in this session:

• How much Security is enough?

• How to protect your remote workforce?

• How to remain insurable by your Cyber Insurance Carrier?

Matt Harvey, founded Stepping Forward Technology in 2006 to enable businesses to fully utilize their technology and do it in a cost effective way. He believes that a proactive approach is the best way to achieve both. For the past 16 years, Matt partners one-on-one with business leaders to help them get command of their technology and security. For collaboration or questions, don't hesitate to reach out.

Matthew McCanne is a Cybersecurity Engineer at Stepping Forward Technology. He is an expert in designing, developing and implementing highly secure network solutions to protect the organization's data and systems from cyber threats. Matthew has four industry certifications in the field of IT: A+, Network+, Security+, and Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH). He will be finishing a Master of Science in Cybersecurity and Information Assurance this summer. He is passionate about identifying and solving cybersecurity issues, testing and monitoring security measures, and collaborating with other IT professionals to ensure continuous network security.8